Lawn-mower grass-catching attachment



July 6,1926. I I A 1,591,123 N. D. GERINGER LAWN MOWER GRASS CATCHING ATTACHMENT Filed April 6, 1925 A V i '7 Inve ntur /7 n'whoea :DGerinjcr' C5111 Q fm d 1211mm I Patented 6,5.1926; j I j is 1 j r lowered end also secured in the skid members to My invennon was to 'a grass catohing' j v p view-.takenf on the line 33 of Fi g.- 2. Tt ismy object 'to provide an attachment attachment.

com risi g-a tified bottom member .a nd a rage 'pivotally indunted at it's'forwjar'd end relative-to said'bottom "ine'in-b'er,' the Fb'o'ttoni member being adapted to catchthe cnt grass rmm a lawn mower, and'f'the" cage," 'whenin position to retain tlie'igras's upon -the bouc membcr.

Y A further object is to pro'vile such a n' a tshale-r6. t 4

p'rovide aapair-=of1'skids, 17, having the forwardly and upwardly inclined necks, 18, terIninat i-n g-in ithe forward.extensions,' 19, which areprovided With-1 ope11 ings, 20, "def,

itti'c'hiiiefit having "a tinec'l. bottom member formed' of a plurality ofspacedrodsj disposed "parallel to the j'p'ath pf movenient of the device, ai'idIiuiiconnected at their rear ends, whereby the ca gemaybe 'liftedwh'ile th'e lawn mower is i' n *inotioh, a'nd the-engag'eirier'itof thegrass stubble will Tetainthe cut grass-i'and allow the bottom member to slide frombeneath the pile of grass, thereby' enabling the "removal of the {grass from the catcher without 'stoppin g theHprogress" of the lawnmower,

A f tlier objet is to provide a durable, simple and novel construction to accomplish the foregoing object, wherein the bottom member'is formed of a number of parallel spaced rods connected at their-forward ends by a pair of. transverse spacedv rods which are secured in a pair of skid members, adapted to be fastened to the lawn mower, the cage including a wire frame-- work having a transverse rod at its forward allow pivotal movement of the cage.

A still further object is to provide such an attachment in which the cage' may be quickly dropped into position after having,

been, raised and will be guided to correct position by a bottom member. I

With these and other objects in View, my

invention consists in the construction. ara

rangement and combination of the various parts of my device, whereby the'objects con tcmplated areattained, as hereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out inmy claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which: I V j s Fig. 1 is a side elevationof 'a lawn mower with my grass-catching attachment attached thereto, parts being broken away to better illustrate the construction. I w

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the ras's catcher and a. portion of the mower ro 1B1.

pair of ears secured to the connected to the frame by means of -'a ver tically-extending pair 'of rollerbrackets,- 15, which are secured to th'eframe-bymeans of signed to receive the bolts, 16,- in order tc secure: the 'SklClS, 17, to .the' lfiIWfi-111OWBI fra me.

1 The bottom' member of: tlie grass-catching vattachment has the side -t1'nes,-21, formed of a single piece of heavy 'WlIQ'iOl metal-rod bent in the shape'ofs a-fi- .to provide thejt'rans Spaced, rearwardly' from transverse member, 22, isa second transverse rod, 23, which is secur'edlto the tines, 21', by welding orthe "like. A plurality. of intermediate tines, 24L, having their forward ends beveled as at 25 in Fig. 4: are similarlybrazed or a ijhg the'traction wheels, '10, the

welded to'ithe; transverse members, 22 and 3 '23, to form' a unitary openwork structure which servesto receive the cut grass.

The transverse. rods, 22 and 23, are secured uponthe skids, 17, by means of a yoke,

26, of strapmet'al," which has the humped portions, 27, bridging the rods,.22 and 23. The yoke, 26, :is received over studs, 28, projecting upwardly and secured by nuts, 28", threaded over the studs, 28.

The rear ends of 'the tines, 24 and2l, are

,flcur ved'upwardly, aslat 29 in'Fig. 1, inorder that the lawn mower may be backed without the tines catching in the surface of V the ground. I J

The cage comprises a wire; frame having an upper U-shaped member with the side arms, 30, the rear transverse arm, 31, and the forwardly downwardly extending rods, 32, joined by a front transverse rod, 33';

portions, 34, of the yokes, 26.

The cage frame further comprises alower 'U-shaped member, 35, welded or brazed to Therod, 33, is journale'd' under the raised the vertical arms, 32, and connected to the linked to a hook,

. the chain, 38, will raise the cage above the bottom and allow the grass within to slide r'earwardly relative to the bottom.

' Toeach of the tines, 21, issecured an ear formed of a length of wire, L2, welded-to the bars, 21. The ears, 4-2, extend upwardly and outwardly as shown in Fig- 3. VVhen the 'cage'is lowered into position the ears, 42, will guide it and center itcrelative to the bottom, 21. The cars furtherserve to prevent side swinging of the cage while the 1 lawn mower 1811'! motion. i e

The advantages of my device are several. The grass may be deposited without removing the grass catcher from the lawn mower and without'stopping the mower.-

" The skids, 17, may be adjusted laterally of the bottom member by removing the vokes, 26, and sliding the skids laterally of struction and arrangement of the parts of T and vice versa.

the rods, 22jand 28. Thus the attachment maybe adjusted to fit any lawn mower;

If the-cage is injured a new one may be substituted, using the, old bottom member,

Some changes may be made inthe conment comprising a pair bottom and capable real spirit and purpose'of my invention, and

it is my intention to cover bymy claimsany 'IllOCllfiOCl 7 forms of 7 V v V chanical equivalents which may be reason- 7 structure or. use of meably included within their scope.

I claim as my invention: I I

1. A lawn mower grass catching attachment comprising a pair of skid members attachable to said mower, a bottom including a series of spaced tines secured together at their forward ends by a pair of transverse rods, said transverse rods being secured to said skid members,

to said bottom at its forward end,'adapted normally to rest uponsaid bottom and ca- I 1 pable of being raised therefrom, and ears securedto the outer tines of the bottom to prevent sideward swinging of the cage.

2. A lawn mower grass catchlng attachbers, a bottom including a series of spaced tlnes secured together at their forward ends a and to said attaching member, a cage hinged relatively to the bottom at its 7 forward extremity, adapted'normallyto rest upon said,

of being raised therefrom, and ears secured to the outer tines, of

the bottom to prevent sideward swinging of the cage. .7 V I r V c Signed at Marcus, in the county of Cherokee and State of "Iowa, this 20th day'of March, 1925. V

'7 NICHOLAS D. GERINGER.

of attaching memmy invention without departing from the T35 a cage hinged relative M a 

